Seeing Hades walk back over to us was like a hard kick to the esophagus. Mostly because he looked hurt and upset and downright depressed. More so than usual. I noticed someone was missing, but Zeus beat me to it. "Where's Hera?" He demanded, his blue eyes wide with anger. Hades looked down, distraught. "She was taken. I did not see who it was, but it was a god."

Zeus glared at Hades for a few seconds before sighing. "He's taken our sisters. He won't get away with this." Hades stepped closer to us. "How do we find them? We have no idea where they could be. Much less who's taking them." I coughed, trying to get their attention. The others looked over. "Notice how they took all the girls. That clearly means something. I don't know what it means, but it means something!"

Hades and Zeus rolled their eyes. "Perhaps it's due to the fact the girls aren't as str-" Hades paused. Then he sighed. "As strong as us. I was just waiting for Hera to hit me and go on a lecture about how I'm wrong." Zeus looked down, his blonde hair toppling over his eyes. "You don't realize how much you miss it until it's gone." I pouted. "I miss Hestia telling me to apologize."

"Say you're sorry, Poseidon!"

I looked behind me, expecting to find Hestia. It sounded just like her, after all. My brothers looked as well, but no one was there. "I'm not going crazy, right?" I asked, looking from Zeus to the woods. "Did everyone else just hear Hestia!?" Zeus and Hades nodded. Hades looked even paler than usual. "If we go back to Olympus without them, everyone's going to break out into a frenzy!" Zeus yelled, putting his face into his hands. "They could think I did this!"

Hades glared at Zeus. "Pull yourself together! Our sisters' could be hurt. Forget your reputation for one second and just focus on FINDING THEM!"

Zeus looked as though he'd been slapped. He took a step away from Hades, who looked as though he'd just hit a child. "You're right, of course. We have to find them." Without another word, we began trudging through the woods. Behind me, the snow turned to salt water, almost causing Zeus to slip. "Can't you control that?" He growled, "There's already enough ice to challenge Khione's palace! I don't need you causing me to slip either" I frowned, mumbling an apology. Zeus sighed.

Then Zeus put his hand on my shoulder. I looked back as he knelt down, a grin spreading over my face. I jumped onto Zeus's back, easily getting situated. Hades looked back at us but didn't say anything. He simply faced forward again and continued on. "I'd know if we were close to them," Zeus said, his voice filled with despair. "I feel nothing."

Hades nodded. All around us were the eerie noises of the woods. Owls hooted, foxes screamed. Every time a fox screamed I held tighter onto Zeus, freaked out by how loud they were. They sounded like women getting murdered. Then I thought about my sisters and tensed up. "You don't think they're getting... hurt, do you?" I could only see the side of Zeus's face, but I could tell he looked upset. Hades refused to even look back at us. "I don't know. But if they are, I'm going to do ten times worse to whoever is causing it." Zeus said. His tone scared me.

Up ahead there was a soft glowing light. It was orange, much like a fire. Hades paused. "Don't wander off. I saw a fire before, but I never reached it. Hera got taken." I remained on Zeus's back as the two walked towards the fire. "Do you think... Hestia was here?" I asked. After a couple of seconds, Hades answered. "No. It's not warm. Not like Hestia's fires." Suddenly I hopped down from Zeus's back and spread my hands. "When we left the house, the fire went out! Hestia was upset!"

"What are you implying, Poseidon?" Hades asked, his voice indicating that he was simply humoring me. "Hestia likes to appear wherever a warm fire is. What if we went back to the house and started the fire back up? It'd be warm!" Zeus and Hades looked at me for a few seconds. Then Zeus sighed. "That doesn't make much sense, Poseidon. If they are being held captive, what makes you think Hestia would be able to get back?"

I shrugged. "What else can we do? We're just walking around like a bunch of silly mortals. Let's try!" Hades looked over at Zeus, his expression one of disbelief. "You aren't actually..?" Zeus groaned. "Fine. We'll try Poseidon's idea." I pumped my fist into the air. "Yes!"

I don't feel like describing the walk back, so once we got back to the house, we were all surprised to see that all the lights had turned off. "Think the storm knocked out the power?" I asked. "Well, that'd be the most normal thing to happen tonight." Hades mumbled. I nodded. "Right you are, brother dearest. Right you are." Zeus raised his hands and did some godly stuff, causing lightning to strike down and bring the lights back on in the house.

I looked over at Hades and giggled. "What?" He demanded, glaring at me. "Oh, nothing." I replied. I figured it wasn't the right time to tell him his hair was sticking straight up from the static. I walked into the house and sat by the fireplace. Hades and Zeus joined me so we had a nice semi-circle around the hearth. "Hades, can you set it on fire?" I asked. Hades shook his head, "My flames are too... well, they aren't lively enough for Hestia to enjoy. Trust me. The last time she visited, she changed all the Greek fire to her regular fire."

"It's a nice day indeed when Hell has a heat wave."

"Alright you two, focus." Zeus commanded. We both stopped talking and looked at Zeus. He pointed at the hearth and flames instantly jumped up. We all stared at the fire, waiting for something to happen. Hestia, come back, we miss you! I thought silently. After a minute or two, Hades stood up in anger. "This was pointless! This obviously wasn't going to bring her back! I don't know why I listen to you, Poseidon, when all your ideas are childish and naive!"

"Brother, you need to lower your voice." Zeus warned, but Hades just blatantly ignored him. I got up and slowly started backing away. "You're always acting so needy. Why not act like a god for once? Why not go into those woods yourself and look for our sisters?"

"You know damn well why he can't go alone!"

"Quiet, Zeus!" Hades screamed. "I'm tired of you idiots always... always being idiots!" By this time I was backed against the wall, staring up at Hades. His dark eyes were brimming with anger. "Reality check, Poseidon. You need us, but we don't need you."

Every light in the house burnt out. The fire died. Zeus stood in front of Hades, glaring at him. "Control yourself, or go back to the Underworld." This time, Hades looked shocked. "I didn't... that wasn't me. I didn't break the lights or-" Zeus cut him off, "You expect me to believe that? You have no right telling Poseidon off when you act like a child yourself."

I felt a gust of wind hit me. I saw something move down the hallway. "Uh, Zeus?" I whispered, but he was too busy arguing with Hades. "You think you're such a good leader, but you only lead the dead, and they don't require much leading!" Hades growled. "Yeah? And you're doing such a good job of leading? Maybe I should go back to the Underworld! I only have so much time with my wife, thanks to you!"

"Was there any other solution?"

"You don't see me unleashing an undead army into the world during the summer!"

"The humans got used to the winter!"

"Yeah, and so many of them are still dying because of it!"

"That expands your kingdom!"

"Does it seem like I want my kingdom expanded?!"

"Guuuuuys," I whimpered. By now I was certain someone was in the house with us. Zeus and Hades still ignored me. Everything Hades said was still swimming through my mind, sort of like an eel. A long, twisty eel. I looked over at the couch, seeing that my pillow fort was still in crumbles. I didn't need that fort now. I wasn't scared. Even if I got taken, maybe the kidnapper would take me to my sisters. Then I could protect them and bring them back safe!

While Hades and Zeus were still arguing, I slowly made my way to the hallway. I inched forward, my trident appearing in my hand. "I know you're over here, mystery person. Come out and fight like a man! Uh, god!" I stared at the entrance to the room where Demeter originally got taken. It seemed like so long ago, now. Finally, a figure emerged, but it wasn't a man. In fact...

"Wait... you're behind this?" I asked in disbelief.

Then the goddess conjured the rake, and I was screaming my head off.

A/N: This just makes less and less sense as it goes! WOO! Plot twist! Wishing for everyone affected by the flood in Alberta, Canada to be safe!